Stellan Skarsgård is reflecting on how suffering a stroke three years ago has changed his outlook on life and acting.

The 74-year-old actor revealed in a new profile interview with Vulture that he experienced a stroke shortly before filming began on Andor season 2 and Dune: Part Two .

“I feel a little more like I live under the sword now,” he shared. “Because I’ve lived a naughty life. And I’m 74, which is already on overtime.”

When asked how the stroke impacted him, Stellan admitted, “I got really scared.”

He went on to explain how the incident affected his memory and ability to perform, particularly while filming Dune: Part Two .

“But I found a way,” he said. “They have earpieces where you have a prompter that says the line. It’s not enough because I have my rhyt

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